shengliang1983 2008-3-12 17:27
Preparing for a new season（备战新赛季）
This week’s Speedo Tip of the Week comes from Jim Steen, head coach at Kenyon College. Steen, who has led Kenyon to a combined 49 men’s and women’s NCAA DIII national championship titles, offers advice to swimmers preparing for a new season.
[color=blue]本周的Speedo贴士来自吉姆•斯汀。他是凯尼恩大学的首席教练。他曾经领导凯尼恩大学参加了(美国)全国大学生体育协会举办的全国锦标赛，并取得冠军头衔。他给我们带来了一些关于备战新赛季的建议。[/color]
I tell my team, each and every year, to go back to the drawing board. Begin again. Start anew. Rebuild. I believe for a swimmer (or anyone for that matter) to be successful in life it is essential for that person to begin each new endeavor unencumbered by memories of the past and unencumbered by mere hopes for the future.
[color=blue]每年，我都和我们团队说， 要从头开始（go back to the drawing board、begin again、start anew、rebuild都是重新开始的意思）。我相信对于一个游泳运动员（其他人也适用）来说，要想在生活中获得成功，必须能够做到不要因为对过去的怀念和仅有对未来的希望而影响你开始每一次新的努力。[/color]
As simple as this may sound, I’ve found starting over to be one of the most challenging and important tasks of each new year. At Kenyon College we begin each season by asking the team to honestly take stock of what they have gained, or failed to gain, in the past season. Whether a swimmer has experienced the pinnacle of success, or the pit of despair, we challenge our swimmers to learn from it and move on. We tell them the key is to use that knowledge, insight and perspective to help them move forward and to implement changes for the better.
[color=blue]就像听上去那么简单，我发现每年最有挑战且最重要的任务，就是重新开始。在凯尼恩大学，我们询问队友，让他们诚实地审视在过去的赛季中，他们得到了什么或者没有达到什么目标，通过这种方式，我们开始一个新的赛季。不论游泳运动员是否经历了成功的巅峰，或者绝望的低谷，我们都会鼓励我们的运动员从中吸取教训并继续前进。我们告诉运动员们，关键是要使用知识、洞察力和观点来帮助他们向前进，且实现未来良好的变化。[/color]
In order to do this, what is truly needed is deep and honest introspection. We all need to discover (or rediscover) our passion for the sport as we develop a capacity for living in the moment. Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts in this process. We cannot hide under the umbrella of what our coaches want, what our team wants or even what our parents want. In the end, the only person able to unlock our passion and release our performance is ourselves.
[color=blue]要做到这点，需要做到的就是深刻且诚实的自省。我们都需要发现我们对于运动的激情，就像我们开发我们在运动中的能力一样。不幸的是在这个过程中，没有捷径。我们不能用“我们的教练要我们做什么”、“我们的团队要我们做什么”，又或是“我们的父母要我们做什么”来作为借口。最后，唯一能够释放我们的激情，且释放我们的表现的人，只有我们自己。[/color]
Good luck this year. May success be yours!
[color=blue]祝你在今年好运，成功与你同在！[/color]
本文来自USA Swimming：
[url]http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/ViewMiscArticle.aspx?TabId=144&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&mid=196&ItemId=2650[/url]
shengliang1983 2008-3-12 17:28
做任何事情都是一样，不能别人逼着你去做，一定要自己有passion（激情）
正所谓“做一行，爱一行”！
crime222 2008-3-13 09:04
严重同意:handshake
没有自己的激情，热度是保持不了的！
